Iminosugar-producing Thai medicinal plants

J Nat Prod. 2005 Aug;68(8):1238-42. doi: 10.1021/np050157a.

Abstract

Alpha-1-C-hydroxymethylfagomine (7), 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-DMDP (12), and 2,5-dideoxy-2,5-imino-D-glucitol (13) were isolated from the Thai traditional crude drug "Non tai yak" (Stemona tuberosa), which also contains a high concentration level of alpha-homonojirimycin (0.1% dry weight). "Thopthaep" (Connarus ferrugineus) and "Cha em thai" (Albizia myriophylla) contained 1-deoxymannojirimycin (DMJ) (10) at levels of 0.083% (dry weight) and 0.17% (dry weight), respectively. 2-O-alpha-D-Galactopyranosyl-DMJ (20), 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-DMJ (21), 1,4-dideoxymannojirimycin (17), 1,4-dideoxyallonojirimycin (18), and 1,4-dideoxyaltronojirimycin (19) from C. ferrugineus and 2-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-DMJ (22) and 4-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-DMJ (23) from A. myriophylla were isolated as new compounds.

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / chemistry
  • Alkaloids / isolation & purification
  • Alkaloids / pharmacology
  • Amino Sugars / chemistry
  • Amino Sugars / isolation & purification*
  • Amino Sugars / pharmacology
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / isolation & purification*
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Glycoside Hydrolases / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Thailand

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Amino Sugars
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Glycoside Hydrolases